30 Days to Fitness Model Abs

Before we even get into today’s post, I’m going to throw out one huge caveat here; if you’ve got a lot of fat to burn off, it’s likely going to take you longer than 30 days before you start seeing definition in your abdominals. As I always preach, you’ve got to burn through that fat before anything lying beneath becomes visible….and you’re not burning through that fat by doing tons of core work – it’s all about the CARDIO. If this describes you, I want you to either start one of our HIIT cardio plans, or our INTENSE at home fat blasting workout plan.

Now, if you’re not carrying an overwhelming amount of body fat around your midsection but are tired of simply feeling “soft” in that area, today’s plan is perfect for you. What we’re going to do is give you 30 days worth of 5-15 minute workouts designed to tighten up your stomach, trim off any remaining ab covering fat, and help you build the definition in your core that you’ve been seeking.

These workouts can easily be tacked on to the end of any other workout(s) you’re currently doing. While we often preach on the importance of doing heavy, weighted core work, there are times that doing body weight only work can provide a good supplement to your core. As such, this 30 day plan should be a good supplement to everything else you’re doing. Use it to kick-start your abs into growing by bringing some diversity and intensity that your body probably hasn’t experienced in quite a while.

We’ve included 10 different exercises designed to shred up your core, bump your heart rate, trim that fat, and get you looking and feeling solid. You’ll notice there are no sets outlined below – that’s part of what makes this workout so effective. Your goal is to complete the listed repetitions in as few sets as possible. This means you’re going to have to really push yourself to fatigue. I don’t want you stopping until you absolutely cannot do a single more rep. Push yourself to go longer, harder, and faster, and good things will happen for you.

This will take you through one month. If you’re interested in continuing on with these mini-workouts (and you probably will be once you see how effective they are), I’d recommend our 4 week FLATTEST STOMACH EVER FitPlan. You can do most of the workouts with our video trainer, and I GUARANTEE we’ll hit your abs and core in a way you’ve never experienced before!

Again, you should view these workouts as an awesome supplement to everything else you’re doing. Keep up with your regular cardio, strength workouts, and healthy diet, and you’ll be the owner of a beautiful set of abs that could easily be found on the cover of a fitness mag, in no time.

If you’re looking for more of a well-rounded, full body workout plan that incorporates workouts like above every day into our #FITPLAN premium training application. If you haven’t tried it yet, do yourself a favor and give it a whirl with a FREE TWO WEEK TRIAL. After a short fitness questionnaire, you’ll get a completely customized workout plan that will give you daily workouts (90% with video trainer to follow-along with). Thousands of loyal subscribers can’t be wrong…you gotta at least try us out!!

Matt has been involved in the fitness industry for over 10 years and has worked with, and helped countless individuals improve their lives. After college, Matt started his fitness career working in the trenches as a personal trainer for a big corporate gym. It was here he saw how impersonal Big Fitness really was. Clients weren't people, they were just sales waiting to be made. After branching out and starting his own personal training business in San Diego, Matt soon developed the idea of Share It Fitness and started our (now highly successful) blog. A fitness junkie himself, Matt knows the importance of incorporating exercise into your life. When he isn't working at Share It Fitness, you can find Matt running, biking, taking yoga, or pumping iron around San Diego.

I started this but grew bored – a common problem with me! I’m wondering which is actually a better workout for building good visible abs – this one or the weighted workout which you posted just before this post?

Have you looked into our FitPlan training system yet? I think it would be something you’d really like, especially if getting bored with your workouts is a common problem. It essentially assigns you a different dvd-style workout video to use each day. Keeps things pretty fresh, plus it’s customized specifically for you.

Let me know what you think and we can figure out whether or not it’s right for you.

Matt

Ruth

Yes I have and I’ve actually done one of the videos (it was great!) but I don’t have a problem finding new things to do, I just like to do what is going to achieve the best results, hence my question as to a weighted abs session a couple of times a week vs every day ab exercises as per the program in this post. It can also be difficult finding the time to add in an abs session every day, hence my preference (I think) for a more instense and longer ab session 2-3 times a week.

All the way down to the left, all the way down to the right, then back to middle is ONE rep. Hope that helps!

Matt

Anon

I thought that abs are like any other muscle group, and you aren’t supposed to work them everyday? So then wouldn’t working abs every other day for twice as long (or something like that) bring the muscle to fatigue, causing faster growth? I feel like these exercises wouldn’t be hard enough each day done by themselves. Thanks!! Colette

Hi Matt,
I am starting today with this challenge. I am kinda nervous since i have been always a person who didn’t finish anything. This time I won’t let myself stop un till i’ve finished the whole challenge. Thankyou so much and i’ll keep u updated in a few days. xx

Matt

good luck and can’t wait to hear all about your progress!

carolinet

How are bicycle crunches counted? One for each time a knee comes up, or one for each time both knees come up?

carolinet

Same question for eagle sit ups and flutter kicks – how are they counted? Thanks!

Matt

for flutter kicks..same deal. two kicks equals one rep. eagle sit ups are counted as one time up equals one rep.